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Nothing like having a guest and good friend in the studio, especially when he brings his own topic and beer is involved! Mystical Mike suggested we cover strange and mythical creatures while we shared @victorybeer ‘s Double IPA Dirt Wolf – a mythical hoppy beast of its own. Check out this week’s episode on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, et al. and comment or DM us a topic you’d like us to cover. Cheers!

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A long time ago in a suburb far, far away… Josh and Sass were given no hope of not becoming giant nerds. The guys take an introspective look at the childhood hobbies and habits that made them the nerds they are today! This will be the last shared studio recording for a while since Sass is making the grand trek to Arizona. Don’t worry, the guys ...…

After a much needed, yet unplanned, hiatus – Beer and Banter is BACK for season 2! B&B have some great changes coming and we can’t wait to hear what you think about them. ALSO, WE ARE ON SPOTIFY NOW. Find us wherever you listen to your podcasts. To ease our listeners into some new formatting, we are joined by some old friends: a revisit of an e ...…

As we age and become more cynical, our view on pop culture changes. Josh and Sass take time to discuss some of these changes they’ve noticed and some differences they have caught on in beloved movies. Much like our pop culture views have transformed, as have our beer taste. This episode the guys try Blue Moon’s Limited Release Cappuccino Oatmea ...…

This weekend the Beer & Banter crew tried their hand at live-streaming at Bowling Green Bourbon and Brewfest. What a learning experience for us and a truly great event that we were proud to be a part of. The audio quality was affected a bit by the new media, so bear with us. Our episode this week includes the audio from the live feed you can fi ...…

It’s finally spook season! Last year, we discussed the history and pop-culture significance of Zombies. This year, the guys discuss their zombie survival theories along with some general tips. The guys finally take a stab at a pumpkin beer with Elysian‘s Dark Knife, an interesting spin on a style of beer Josh and Sass tend to avoid. Take a listen!…

It’s finally October which means we will be coming at you with many autumn-themed episodes. The first episode in this series looks at a fall tradition, getting together with your friends for a slumber party, getting drunk and playing Would You Rather. Josh and Sass pose several traditional Would You Rather questions and some… less than traditio ...…

It’s been a while since we have done a truly disgusting episode. Take a listen while Josh and Sass discuss some of the vilest international delicacies that humans have ever created. Warning: Do not listen to this episode while eating. The guys bravely stomach a delicious gem of an IPA from Cigar City Brewing called Jai Alai! Don’t forget to add ...…

Can we have an episode on advertisements without advertising something that benefits us? The answer is no, we are proud to announce at this year’s upcoming Bourbon and Brewfest (October 13th) the Beer and Banter crew will be on location broadcasting a live episode as well as being active on our Instagram, facebook, and now, our Snapchat! Add us ...…

After a month hiatus, we are back! Sass is back from playing soldier so why not take the time to talk a little about the Geneva Convention? A week ago, we were reminded of the importance of the conventions with the passing of an American Hero, John McCain. While discussing these international laws, the guys enjoy Rhinegeist’s imperial pale ale, ...…

We love revisiting old episodes and in this episode, the guys test four more hangover cures; pickle juice, hair of the dog, exercise, and, our sponsor, Happy Hour Vitamin! We are going on a month-long hiatus while Sass is playing soldier for a bit. This episode will hopefully hold you over. The guys try a local brewer Country Boy Brewing s fant ...…

Here on Beer & Banter, Josh and Sass are asking the tough questions like who would win in a fight? For instance, would Billy Eichner's character Craig from Parks and Rec beat Rainn Wilson‘s character from the Office? Take a listen to this week’s episode covering our most coveted battle royale deathmatches and a few we knew needed to be covered, ...…

Channeling our inner trashiness, Sass and Josh cover the lewd topic of reality television. Only the classiest of reality TV has massive amounts of drunkenness and vomiting, the same could be said of podcasts which is why Beer & Banter continues to produce quality entertainment. Flowing through the episode is Dogfish Head’s Mixed Media, demonstr ...…

We who are about to drink salute you! That’s right, this week the guys are discussing the ancient warrior rockstars known as gladiators. Josh and Sass share as much as two unqualified men can about these slaves turned warriors even creating their own battle royale between pop culture figures. Sticking with the theme of trial by combat, the guys ...…

Space: the final frontier. These are the episodes of the podcast Beer & Banters. This week’s mission: to explore our strange solar system; to seek out new colonizable planets; to boldly go where no podcast has gone before. That’s right, this week the guys try to find a new planet for when we inevitably destroy Earth. We describe the conditions ...…

We are back! Had to knock some rust off from not recording for 5 weeks to give Josh time to be a dad, but we are back and stronger than ever. Coming off Josh’s first Father’s Day - full of amazing gifts, the matching shirts pictured below were one of many - the guys discuss fatherhood; covering the many aspects of being a father, as well as ran ...…

Some things do not stand the test of time like David Hasselhoff’s music, milk, and many beloved films. When looking back at films and tv series, one tends to have rose colored glasses. The Beer and Banter hosts attempt to knock those glasses off and look at these older films in all their casually bigoted glory. Not all the films have random rac ...…

This week the guys discuss the various social norms our culture follows blindly in the hope of shedding some light on them and, hopefully, creating some interesting counterarguments to them. This episode contains one of the most divisive topics for Josh and Sass… the Lasagna Quarrel. As what is being labeled as #RavioliGate, the duo come to an ...…

This week on Beer and Banter we covered one of the most important topics of our short history, Transgender. We invited Alex, a longtime friend who happens to be a transman, to walk us through his journey and share his insight into the trans community. While discussing the guys enjoy Stillwater Artisanal Stateside Saison; a type of beer the host ...…

This week's episode is super morbid and kind of sad. To counter it, here's one of the B&B pups, Stella being super adorable. So as Josh and Sass discuss some incredibly terrible ways to die you can think about this pupper being all cute and stuff. Or you could drink the terrible thoughts away like us with @dogfishhead 's ancient ale, Midas Touc ...…

One full year, 53 weeks and 53 episodes! Granted Josh and Sass have been foolish together for years – as seen in one of Josh’s wedding photos, they’ve only been recording the foolishness this past year. We have covered dozens of topics and drank almost 7 gallons of beer – that’s just on the show! Take a listen as we revisit one of our debut top ...…

We love helping the community and we love it even more when the community helps us! We do a 100% local episode with a Kentucky beer from @woodencaskbrewing called Kentucky Farmhand American Wheat and we have not one but TWO special guests. This week we were joined by Elise and @mad_jane, the Artistic and Education Director and Music Director fo ...…

Sometimes – very rarely – we know what we are doing. One of the rare occasion when we kinda know what we’re talking about! This episode the guys attempt to #growthesport of disc golf while enjoying FOUR! A French-style wheat beer from Upright Brewing. Listen while the guys discuss the basics of the game and fill you in on what the discs they pe ...…

Sometimes you stay up late at night editing a podcast, sometimes you eat ice cream and beer for lunch, and sometimes you spend way too long trying to get a Boomerang juuuust right… and failing. Adulthood is weird and nowhere near what anyone was expecting. Josh and Sass cover a few of the misconceptions of adulthood while drinking an adult beve ...…

Nothing like having a guest and good friend in the studio, especially when he brings his own topic and beer is involved! Mystical Mike suggested we cover strange and mythical creatures while we shared @victorybeer ‘s Double IPA Dirt Wolf – a mythical hoppy beast of its own. Check out this week’s episode on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, et al ...…

This week we cover some stars who have lost their luster… some might call them washed up. Here we see two washed up podcast stars, Josh and Sass, getting washed up. They couldn’t handle the fame and the very thing that made them – beer and talking while drinking beer – would be their demise. The guys cover several fallen stars and do some half ...…

A day late and a dollar short but this week's episode is up and ready! Our old editor Sassy he has displeased us so... he sleeps with the fishes. Yes, this week the Beer and Banter guys cover Mafias while rating @hiwirebrewing 's Baltic Porter, Enchanter. Thank you to our friend Connor for the topic AND access to his wardrobe. Big shout out to ...…

Drink up, me hearties, yo ho! It’s a pirate’s life for Josh and Sass this week. Who could have ever guessed from Friday’s incredibly cryptic post?! Clear the sand from your ears and take a listen. The guys cover piracy through the ages and the life and times of two incredibly infamous pirates. The guys enjoyed the appropriately-themed Imperial ...…

We the Hosts of the Beer & Banter Program, in order to create a more perfect podcast, establish Ratings, insure domestic Drunkenness, provide for the crafty defense, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to our beers and our Episodes, do ordain and establish this Episode about obscure Founding Fathers of the United States of America. The guys wer ...…

Excuse me, do you have time to talk about our Wort and Savor, Juicy IPAs? This week Josh and Sass tackle some obscure religions while drinking Lost Coast Brewery’s Indica IPA. Listeners may experience an increase in their Mana, loss of braincells, and erectile dysfunction. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, PlayerFM… it’s easier to list ...…

The party never stops over at West Sixth, you can even hear it while we recorded. Josh and Sass sat down with co-founder Brady to discuss everything that is West Sixth and sampling three of their AMAZING brews. This episode may or may not contain our HIGHEST rating yet. Guess you’ll have to listen to find out. Sorry to everyone outside of Kentu ...…

How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Eating your weight in chocolate? Buying as many cliched roses as possible? Drowning your sorrows with booze? Swiping on tinder for the fleeting chance of finding someone as desperate as you? No? Just us, I guess. Join Josh and Sass as they discuss or doing all the above while drinking Young’s Double Chocola ...…

Josh and Sass sat down with Bevin from Pivot Brewing with the most controversial episode yet because… the guys rated cider. Should we call this episode Cider and Banter? But seriously, Pivot – based out of Lexington, KY - is doing some amazing things that we had no idea cider could do, they also brew beer so the episode is not entirely blasphem ...…

We are channeling the emotions we’d feel breaking a World Record… pretty sure we nailed it. Did you know even if you have a freakish and incredibly specific talent you may not be able to break into Guinness’s Book of World Records? Take a listen to learn specifics about officially breaking world records while we enjoy Sierra Nevada’s Bourbon Ba ...…

This week Josh and Sass were joined by Brittani, currently gestating the official Beer and Banter baby (patent pending). The guys created Brittani her Ultra Feast consisting of her most unique pregnancy cravings. Take a listen as we discuss these foods and other pregnancy topics while drinking EvilTwin Brewing’s Imperial Biscotti Break and a cr ...…

Take a ride on the highway to the danger zone as the Beer and Banter guys deliver some survival tips in this week’s episode. Josh and Sass know so much about dangerous situations their middle names are actually Danger… it was a very popular middle name in the early ‘90s. While discussing various survival situations, the guys have MadTree Brewin ...…

Pull out your tin foil and don your fashionable, anti-mind controlling headgear as Josh and Sass take another swing at conspiracy theories. The guys tackle six classic conspiracy theories while drinking an appropriate IPA, Rhinegeist’s Truth. Take a listen and learn the truth about conspiracy theories ranging from Nazis to the Beatles! Just lik ...…

Happy New Year! New Year, same Josh and Sass. Take a listen to this week’s episode as the guys discuss the various New Year traditions, resolutions, and updates on themes for our coming year. 2018 is the year of the Dog according to the Chinese New Year so, we would like to introduce Jaxx the Beer and Banter doggo! He liked this beer more than ...…

Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, or Yule, we wish you a very happy holiday! Join Josh and Sass as they discuss the different festivities that surround the winter solstice. We are releasing this a day early so our listeners can capitalize on Christmas travel and learn about all the different celebrations and the background aro ...…

A long time ago (Friday) in a recording studio in Sassy’s apartment… Have you seen the new Star Wars yet?! Good, then listen to this episode. If you haven’t, SPOILER ALERT. Josh and Sass discuss the Star Wars universe, most of it anyway, and break down the new movie, The Last Jedi. Though they weren’t drinking blue or green milk, they were enjo ...…

Josh and Sass sit down to explore the extraterrestrial with Mill Creek Brewery’s best sales rep, at least in our opinion, Sam. Sam is our favorite kind of guest, he brought the beers AND a topic – aliens. Hope to have him on again soon.

Josh and Sass spent some of their Saturday at Against the Grain Brewery talking with two of the co-founders, Andrew and Sam. The guys give an inside look at ATG, their story, and art, with loads of other insights. They shared plenty of ATG’s highlight beers but the guys sampled Found Word, Citra Ass Down, and Sho’nuff. Go check them out and, wh ...…

In recent news, the administration is attempting to dismantle the current legislation surrounding net neutrality. Take a minute to explore this topic with Josh and Sass with plenty of tangents. The guys rate a unicorn of a beer, Zombie Dust from 3 Floyds Brewing. Once you have listened to our episode follow one of these websites to help save ne ...…

Thanksgiving is this week and while everyone else has taken the week off, Josh and Sass were busy working on some new episodes. This week we explore the humble beginnings of Thanksgiving, traditions, and personal experiences. The guys enjoy Anchor Brewing’s Liberty Ale to pair with the delicious topic. This is also the time to be thankful, just ...…

This week the Beer and Banter guys were on the road in Nashville, TN at the illustrious Tennessee Brew Works. We were joined by Alyssa, one of their incredibly knowledgeable sales reps and a fellow WKU alum, who picked the topic AND the beers – we should have her on the show more often! This week we discuss half a dozen beers straight from thei ...…

Happy Halloween everyone! Come celebrate the holiday with the Beer and Banter guys as they discuss traditions, histories, and swap stories from Halloweens past. The guys discuss their spooky and educational topic as they try a truly ghoulish beer, Nightmare on Brett by Crooked Stave Artisanal Beer Project. Give this new episode a listen! Oh, an ...…

Things literally go bump in the night as Josh and Sass explore fears at Pilot’s Knob, KY one of the most haunted places in Kentucky. The guys attempt to tackle one of their fears, sour beers, with Stillwater Artisanal Ales’ Fear of Ghosts. There are tons of strange fears people can have with equally as strange names. The guys explain a lot of t ...…

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